“The missiles are principally the Army’s surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). The U.S. has used “virtually all” of these weapons, according to two of the sources.” www.militarytimes.com/industry/tec...

US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has reportedly used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during America's five-month war with Iran.

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The Secretary of Defense is presenting campaign medals for service on the Southern border around service members’ necks like it’s the Medal of Honor. www.war.gov/News/News-St...

The US recorded 17 life-threatening injuries in the first phase of the Iran War, according to DoD records obtained by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social through FOIA. The records provide the most detailed accounting yet of the conflict's human toll. Read more: thewarhorse.org/records-troo...

Shrapnel, Broken Bones, and Head Trauma: New Records Show How U.S. Troops Were Wounded in Iran War

Pentagon records reveal new details of the injuries troops have sustained in the Iran war, along with attacks that have never been reported

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Could news organizations stop asking this ridiculous question?

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

Could AI be conscious?

Two U.S. troops are dead, several others were wounded, and another remains missing after an Iranian missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, @wsj.com reports. The death toll in the Iran war has now risen to 16. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Two U.S. Troops Killed, One Missing in Iran Missile Attack on Jordan

The casualties further escalated a weeklong exchange of fire where both sides have been striking a broader array of targets.

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love to see leaks about a story about leaks www.cnn.com/2026/07/15/p...

Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe | CNN Politics

Chief of staff Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s closest aide, and FBI Director Kash Patel helped personally orchestrate a sprawling investigation last week at the White House aimed at determining...

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Internal Pentagon documents obtained by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social show Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team began laying the groundwork for a new review of women in combat just weeks after he took office. Read our exclusive report: thewarhorse.org/women-in-com...

Hegseth Ordered a New Study of Women in Combat. Critics Say It’s Built to Reach One Conclusion

Defense Secretary Hegseth convened a team to study women in combat roles with a controversial researcher to lead the inquiry.

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new war just dropped www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

Trump notifies Congress of new war against Iran

President Donald Trump's notification that the U.S. is again at war with Iran gives the administration another 60-day clock for military action.

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A small Disabled American Veterans chapter in Sacramento thought a $39k gift would help it keep serving local veterans. Instead, DAV’s national headquarters said the money belonged to them. The dispute is the subject of our latest in @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social: thewarhorse.org/disabled-vet...

A Veterans Organization Has Millions in the Bank. Why Did It Seize a Small Chapter's Donation?

Disabled American Veterans local chapters say the national organization does not help to provide funding, even though it has millions in the bank

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The photo editor at @airforcetimes.bsky.social killing it today www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-ai...

‘Hard for everyone’: Air Force rescinds 135 promotions after admin flub

The erroneous promotion cycle was the result of human error, officials said, with no artificial intelligence involved in the process.

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You either die recruiting Carl Reiner at a sporting event or you live long enough to become Carl Reiner at a sporting event

CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · last mo.

Ed Norton & Brad Pitt

The extensive damage done to America’s sole naval base in the Middle East—along with hits to at least 20 U.S. sites across the region, including military installations and diplomatic facilities—has the U.S. re-evaluating its entire footprint in the region. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

How Iran Devastated an American Naval Base—and Caused a U.S. Recalculation

Satellite imagery reveals for the first time the extent of what Iran destroyed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

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NEW: Opinion: Nobody’s going home until the Reflecting Pool is clean www.duffelblog.com/dc-guard-cle...

Opinion: Nobody’s going home until the Reflecting Pool is clean

A D.C. National Guard first sergeant rallies the troops to tackle the most critical mission in the nation’s capital.

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Wow who could have predicted this would happen

Axios@axios.com · 2mo ago

BREAKING: Iran closing Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks on Lebanon

“I grew up on a horse farm, climbed parts of Everest, given academy awards, been nominated, written a book…been friends with the greatest artists of our time and smoked crack under a car at 3am in San Francisco,” actor Josh Brolin wrote in his application. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Hollywood Names Surface in Peter Thiel-Backed, Invite-Only Society

Ranks of his group, Dialog, appear to include several prominent figures in media and entertainment who' are put in the same room as C-suite execs and political titans during closed-door annual retreat...

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The US will need at least 3 years to restore an array of critical weapons systems to pre-Iran War levels, according to a new report from @csis.org. The lack of munitions has “created a window of vulnerability for a potential Western Pacific conflict,” it says. www.defensenews.com/news/pentago...

US munitions depleted by Iran war will take years to restore, analysis finds

Replenishing stockpiles of critical weapons systems could take until 2030 or 2031, creating a "window of vulnerability," a new analysis found.

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‘In the Marines, Bracknell said, leaders often “fail to discern the difference between tough and cruel.” The skills hardened military commanders rely on to lead a unit are not the same ones needed to help them cope after a fellow service member’s suicide, he said.’

Paul Szoldra@paulszoldra.com · 2mo ago

Three Marines in the same unit died by suicide in two years. After the latest death, leaders gathered the Marines and spent hours criticizing troops who had complained about leadership, according to leaked recordings obtained by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social. Read: thewarhorse.org/secret-recor...

Three Marines in the same unit died by suicide in two years. After the latest death, leaders gathered the Marines and spent hours criticizing troops who had complained about leadership, according to leaked recordings obtained by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social. Read: thewarhorse.org/secret-recor...

‘Sounds Like a Mutiny.’ Secret Recording Exposes Claims of Toxic Leadership After a Marine’s Suicide

Following a Marine's suicide, members of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting unit were berated for claiming bad leadership led to his death.

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I’ve been off the grid for the past week so I missed a few things. Forgive me, but, did the president announce a ground invasion of a specific Iranian military target ahead of time? Do I have this right? youtu.be/6O1KTMOOFcA?...

Airplane! _ It's Classified

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Under “Operation Resolute Justice,” the Army and Federal Bureau of Prisons would transport inmates from Fort Leavenworth to Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute, in Indiana. An Army official confirmed details of the plan with @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/militar...

Army’s plan for military death row executions is named ‘Operation Resolute Justice’

The plan includes transporting inmates from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute in Indiana.

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Welcome our new managing editor, @paulszoldra.com! 🎉 Paul served for 8 years in the Marine Corps before he became a reporter. He has spent more than a decade in national security journalism, most recently as editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. We're excited to have him lead our newsroom!

Just 10 months ago, DoD's press operation committed to "providing timely and accurate information to the public, Congress and the news media." No longer. From Sept 2025:

I love that We Are The Mighty tracked down Delta Force legend Mike Vining and talked to him about his career. This was a fun and fascinating read www.wearethemighty.com/military-new...

Forensic DNA experts say it should take the Pentagon years—not decades—to identify the remains of thousands of nameless service members in US military cemeteries thewarhorse.org/missing-troo...

Why Is It Taking So Long to Identify America's Unknown Fallen Heroes?

Forensic scientists say the Pentagon could use DNA to help identify missing service members faster.

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The December 2025 National Defense Strategy, lead author "Taiwan must be the #1 Priority" USD(P) Elbridge Colby, argued for reducing our footprint in the Persian Gulf and for increasing our arms sales to Taiwan so they are better able to defend themselves with less US combat help.

The Hill@thehill.com · 3mo ago

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said Thursday the U.S. is pausing a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan because of the Trump administration’s war with Iran.

We spend a lot of time talking about “the bombs and the bullets.” But as Thomas Brennan of @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social tells @cnn.com's Brianna Keilar, the real stories that Americans need demonstrate the human impact of military service. Watch the full interview here: www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/u...

Home Front: Study shows many military communities becoming ‘news deserts’ | CNN

CNN’s Brianna Keilar speaks with Thomas Brennan from the nonprofit newsroom The War Horse and Zach Metzger from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. They discuss the implications of their study...

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